Spike's Bitches 29: That sure as hell wasn't in the brochure.
[NAFDA] Spike-centric discussion. Lusty, lewd (only occasionally crude), risque (and frisque), bawdy (Oh, lawdy!), flirty ('cuz we're purty), raunchy talk inside. Caveat lector.
Oh, I would have said the H.
Despite the fact I took German in high school, I would have, too. It's one of those ingrained Americanisms I just can not get rid of. From what I understand the Germans have proposed, or actually passed, legislation to get rid of all the silent "h"s in words. The only reason I know this is because of my fascination with Neandertals. It's actually starting to be spelled that way instead of Neanderthal. I'm curious to see how long Americans keep pronouncing it Knee-an-der-thal even though the "h" has been removed.
The only reason I know this is because of my fascination with Neandertals. It's actually starting to be spelled that way instead of Neanderthal. I'm curious to see how long Americans keep pronouncing it Knee-an-der-thal even though the "h" has been removed.
That's why that's happened? I was wondering. They can take the "H" out of my Neanderthal (and how I say it), the day after I stop considering Pluto to be a planet.
No give backs.
Not gonna make the obvious joke.
Another thay, another thaler.
I'm a little late on the nick name thing -- some people joke and say "oh! Alice in Wonderland!" when they hear my name , well when I was younger. I hated that because my name is not Alice!
For a long time I did resist being "Ali" because that was Mom's name for me , but then after being online and catching myself sign "ali" on emails I decided I like Ali and that's what I want to be called. Except I forget to tell people that in real life.
Other than that I'm not really nicknameable.
Al(l)(y)(i)s(o)(i)n nicks mainly to Al and Ali in my experience.
I'm sure there are more nicknames, but as my sister's never gone by them, they are outside of my experience.
It's the spelling that's always throwing me. She's an Alison*, then you've got Allisons, Allysons, Alysons, and the occasional Al/l/i/y/sins.
*Technically, she's a Cindy, but for whatever reason, my parents stopped calling her that when she was about 2.
That's why that's happened? I was wondering.
No, no, it happened because the correct (German) spelling of the place the first fossils were found (the Neander Valley) is Neander Tal. However, when the fossils were discovered, German spelling hadn't been standardised. It was pronounced '-tal', but the '-thal' spelling was acceptable. That changed in 1904 to bring the spelling in line with the pronunciation.
Two other snippets: 'Neander' is not German, but Greek for 'new man' (the guy it was named after was called Neumann, and liked the Greek version). Nice coincidence for it to give its name to a new species (or subspecies, depending on where you stand in that argument) of human. Also, Neandertal Man escaped by only two years being known as Homo stupidus. One guy gave them that scientific name in 1866; fortunately for the Neandertals, H. neanderthalensis had already been suggested, and it's first in first served.
My sisters and I are generally referred to as, Whale, Kritters and Hank (in birth order). We call my mother Witch or MW (for Mother Witch). I have cousins called Boola, Pieds, and Ding-Dong. My aunt and uncle (their parents) are often referred to as Skunk and Smellen.
My father we call Dad. I have no idea how he escaped.
*Technically, she's a Cindy, but for whatever reason, my parents stopped calling her that when she was about 2.
They heard about me. I can't blame them.
No, no, it happened because the correct (German) spelling of the place the first fossils were found (the Neander Valley) is Neander Tal. However, when the fossils were discovered, German spelling hadn't been standardised. It was pronounced '-tal', but the '-thal' spelling was acceptable. That changed in 1904 to bring the spelling in line with the pronunciation.
lalala can't hear you NeanderTHAL-n-Pluto-n-Brontosaurus 4eva!!!
They heard about me. I can't blame them.
HA! You weren't even BORN yet. (My sister turns 46 this year.)
Nah, the claim I hear is that they had a babysitter named Cindy and decided it was easier to call Alison Alison instead. Have I mentioned I fail to understand my parents? I mean, why didn't they just call her by her second name? (Lee)
(Though maybe their mysterious Future Buffista Sensors were active enough to detect Perkins.)
